Teaching
children with Down syndrome to read
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The charity's video Development in
practice - Teaching children with Down syndrome to read will provide
detailed step-by-step guidance for parents and educators on helping their
children learn to read and write.
About this film
Following the success of the published films in the Down Syndrome In
Practice series, the charity has secured funding to produce a further film
in the series.
The new Development in practice - Teaching reading to children with
Down syndrome film will provide detailed step-by-step guidance for
parents and educators and is planned to cover the following areas:
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Getting started – learning a first sight vocabulary and reading
simple sentences for meaning
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Learning phonics – learning letter/sound correspondences, learning to
decode and to blend words, learning to spell
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Reading texts – teaching strategies to support reading comprehension
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Writing – putting sentences together, recording work in the
classroom, telling a story
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Developing handwriting
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Using reading activities to develop better spoken language
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The benefits of reading and supported reading activities for speech,
language and memory development
The video will demonstrate these topics by showing children reading and
being taught to read from preschool age through primary school years (up to
11 years old).
This new DVD is expected to be published within 12 months - check this webpage for
updates.
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